Jim, aka DJ Hiem and frontman of the band Rein[Forced] is a dear friend of ours. Recently he was diagnosed with cancer. It was very painful and scary to watch Jim battle with this disease. But Jim refused to give up. He kept fighting. He kept performing and promoting shows. He kept living his life as best he could. In the end, he kicked cancers ass… and for the last year while recovering, he has managed to organize one of the most incredible Industrial music compilations of all time entitled “Electronic Saviors”.

We have an intensely heartfelt song featured on this compilation entitled “Malignant Disco” which we collaborated with Jim on in our studio to create. We took this compilation and the composing of this song very seriously. But now that song and this compilation beholds even more personal meaning for us… another person very close to us who lives with us was diagnosed with cancer last month. Once again this disease is threatening the life of someone near and dear to us. This person will be going in for lung surgery in two days. This will be the first of multiple critical surgeries this person will have to endure in the near future, along with chemotherapy and other treatment. The next couple of months are going to majorly stressful and difficult for us… but no where near the level of difficulty our friend and family member will have to endure while fighting for survival against this disease.

Please check out the details about “Electronic Saviors” below. This is an incredible compilation. A tremendous amount of effort has been put forth by all involved to make this something truly unique and special. If you are interested, please purchase as opposed to downloading it somewhere… the proceeds will be donated to help fund cancer research. “Electronic Saviors” is now available for pre-order from Metropolis Records, and will be officially released on February 9th, 2010.

From the Pittsburgh City Paper:

Like the city itself, Pittsburgh’s dark-electronic music scene
encompasses both the clangor of the Industrial Revolution and the
buzz-and-click of the Information Age. A consistent mover in that
cyber-punk community is Jim Semonik, who’s put in a decade of both
concert promotion (as Distortion Productions) and live performance,
with electro-industrial band Rein[forced]. Semonik’s dedication didn’t
waver during his bout with cancer last year, and he’s eager to give
back to the medical wizards who saved his life with an anthology
called Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer. Saviors has
become a monumental undertaking: a four-CD box-set plus a downloadable
fifth album, due in February 2010 on goth-industrial juggernaut
Metropolis Records. The 80-plus artist lineup includes industrial/EBM
legends Combichrist, Chemlab, Suicide Commando, 16 Volt and Leather
Strip, and a contingent of local acts like Prometheus Burning and
Semonik’s group. “It took 90 percent of my free time for the last
eight months,” Semonik recalls, “but it was well worth it considering
the tracks I got — there’s not one filler on the whole thing.”

Proceeds from the compilation will be donated to the Foundation for Cancer Research and Wellness situated in Harrisburg, PA. Furthermore, the compilation will be LIMITED TO 2500 COPIES!

http://www.metropolis-mailorder.com/
http://www.myspace.com/electronicsaviors